Good Governance Issues: Perspectives on Gender and Health Concerns

Abstract

Women’s ability to connect with the human capital resources is an undisputed fact in almost all the socio-political systems. Gender activists are of the view that women need to be provided with space and support to make optimum utilization of their potentials. Every society is expected to work towards removing the barriers that hinder women’s participation in the process of governance such as patriarchy, violence, money, cultural barriers, and religious taboos.It has been seen that wherever women are empowered, there is acceleration of development. Countries that are on top of the human development index such as the Scandinavian countries are those that give premium to women issues. UN Women is the United Nations organization that is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Practical gender needs are immediate needs such as water and healthcare, which fall within women’s socially defined roles. While the importance of these issues cannot be undermined, attention to the issues like women’s status in society, transformation of power and gender relations in the context of gender equity and social justice is required.

Keywords

• Gender
• governance
• good governance
• health
• national goals